I heard the phone ring while I was in a brief work related meeting on Tuesday morning. I ignored it and let it go to voicemail. On the way to the car after the meeting I listened to the message.
Holly, this is Dr. OB’s office, please give us a call.
Shit.
They only leave messages for you to call when something is wrong. If everything was okay she would have said so in the message.
But she didn’t.
So I got in my car and called the office refusing to drive away until I hung the phone back up.
Let me grab your chart.
Fuck.
Now I really knew something was wrong.
We looked at your ultrasound…
Previa…
Placenta is really close to the cervix…
No sex…
No orgasms…
Call anytime if there is spotting or bleeding…
I drove home in a daze. I googled Placenta Previa on the way home and read about it at every stop light.
Bleeding…
Premature Labor…
Potentially serious…
I spent the rest of Tuesday either laying on the couch or in bed wishing that the blinking green light on my phone would have been a message saying everything looked great. Instead it was one that would have me once again hoping there would be no blood on the toilet paper with every trip I made to the bathroom.
holding you close, holly. holding you close to share the load of this burden.
love you.
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O I am so sorry. I have no idea what you are going through, and I have never tweeted with you or anything, but I will keep you in my thoughts.
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i know it’s easier said than done– but try to think positive…i had some issues with my first pregnancy and i suspect the associated anxiety was in part responsible for my son’s low birth weight. he’s fine (and big) now, but i wish i had listened to my doctors a little less…sometimes i think they do their best to scare the shit out of you…i recommend googling a technique called EFT. Dr. Mercola does a good demo..
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I know you must be feeling so scared. Hang in there and stay positive. Did they mention to you that this can correct itself? As your uterus grows w/ baby the placenta can move away from your cervix. I’ll be praying that is what happens for you!
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I know this is scary and I will be thinking about you.
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prayers, hope & peace
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Yes, scary, but…. I had a complete previa at my 20w u/s. By 28w it was out of the way – still low-lying, but no longer covering the cervix. You’ll need to be monitored, but they often move.
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I am thinking of you and giving you a huge hug. Easier said then done, but try not to let anxiety or fear get better of you. Not good for you or Huggy Baby. Stay off your feet as much as you can, and let JQ take care of you! (oh, and try not to let the stuff you read on the internet scare the crap out of you).
MUCH LOVE!!!!
SIS-in-law
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Thinking of you and sending you strength to get through this. Positive thinking has to go a long way, I hope, in cases like these. So know there are a lot of people loving you and sending you good vibes. And try to relax and let your body fix itself. Let JQ and G-Tot wait on you!
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Oh, Holly. Sending you prayers and love.
xoxo
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Holly, I wish you all the luck in the world. My fingers are crossed and my thoughts are with you and JQ.
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Sending you a hug and wishes for an uneventful pregnancy from here on out.
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Don’t depend too much on Dr. Google, and positive thoughts to you.
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Sending lots of healthy thoughts your way, hon.
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Ditto Amy, lots of times it can move itself out of the way as the baby grows. Sending you good thoughts Holly. Jeez you’ve been through enough already!
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Stay calm, and Keep breathing in and out…. (breathing really isn’t an option) slow warm breaths. It sounds perhaps archaic but “oh God” is a form of prayer. (said during orgasm is great he made those too) just tack on please help us. I say a few from here too.
Please keep us posted.
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just reading this…but will be thinking of you in all the healthiest light…
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